Lessons Learned Canvas

Reflect and gain valuable insights from your past experiences

The Lessons Learned Canvas is designed to help you introspectively analyze your past experiences, recognize your strengths, and identify areas for improvement. This structured reflection process guides you through examining a specific situation or problem, the actions you took, what went well, and what could be better. By focusing on key insights and future actions, this activity fosters personal growth and prepares you for future challenges.

Top benefits:

Insightful: Encourages deep understanding of your actions and their outcomes.
Structured: Offers a clear and organized framework for reflection.
Future-focused: Helps in planning more effective strategies for upcoming challenges.

This activity is particularly helpful when you:

feel uncertain about the effectiveness of your past actions

wish to improve future decision-making based on past experiences

feel the need to understand past successes and failures

Step 1: Print out or digitally access the Lessons Learned Canvas.
Step 2: Reflect on a recent situation or problem you encountered.
Step 3: Fill in each section of the canvas based on your experience.
Step 4: Analyze the insights gained and plan actionable steps for future scenarios.

Remember, it's important to approach this activity with honesty and openness for maximum benefit. If you find certain reflections particularly challenging or unsettling, consider discussing them with a trusted mentor, coach, or therapist.